WG,
I posted too quickly. Maybe Chris can hold the post. I once again
reviewed RFC 3339 and it says:
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4.4. Unqualified Local Time
A number of devices currently connected to the Internet run their
internal clocks in local time and are unaware of UTC. While the
Internet does have a tradition of accepting reality when creating
specifications, this should not be done at the expense of
interoperability. Since interpretation of an unqualified local time
zone will fail in approximately 23/24 of the globe, the
interoperability problems of unqualified local time are deemed
unacceptable for the Internet. Systems that are configured with a
local time, are unaware of the corresponding UTC offset, and depend
on time synchronization with other Internet systems, MUST use a
mechanism that ensures correct synchronization with UTC. Some
suitable mechanisms are:
o Use Network Time Protocol [NTP] to obtain the time in UTC.
Klyne, et. al. Standards Track [Page 5]
RFC 3339 Date and Time on the Internet: Timestamps July 2002
o Use another host in the same local time zone as a gateway to the
Internet. This host MUST correct unqualified local times that are
transmitted to other hosts.
o Prompt the user for the local time zone and daylight saving rule
settings.
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So I think this means we should stick with that for syslog, too and make
sure the device knows its timezone...
Rainer
